Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Family: Apiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:Daucus divaricatus Walter

Spermolepis divaricata looks similar to Daucus pusillus, but it is taller and the fruit is not hairy but is tuberculate. Both can be found growing in the same area and magnification is required to differentiate the two species. Daucus pusillus is probably more common in most areas here.
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